A 'DEVIL'S GARDEN' REVEALS AN ENCHANTED WATER WORLD IN CROATIA'S PLITVICE FOREST, WHEN THIRTEEN/WNET'S NATURE PREMIERES LAND OF THE FALLING LAKES, APRIL 18 ON PBS

Nestled in a cluster of lush mountains is a mysterious ancient forest knownas the "Devil's Garden," where the olm, edible dormouse, capercaillie anddiced snake live together in an enchanted world of thunderous waterfalls,cascading lakes and subterranean caverns. Not long ago, mankind nearlydestroyed this land with warfare. But nature has found an ingenious way torejuvenate the Garden, almost as if by miracle.

Could this be a sequel to Lord of the Rings?

No, it is Plitvice Lakes National Park and World Heritage Site, the oldestnational park in Europe, located in Croatia's Dinaric Mountains. Enter thissecret fairyland when Thirteen/WNET New York's Emmy and PeabodyAward-winning NATURE series premieres Land of the Falling Lakes, Sunday,April 18 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings).